Court Report: Monday, Aug 7, 2017

According to the Summit County Attorney's Office, the following cases were heard on Monday, Aug. 7 in 3rd District Court at the Summit County Justice Center:

Wesley Dean Moulton, 38, of Heber City, Utah, entered a guilty plea to possession or use of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 11.

George Gomez, 44, of Riverton, entered a guilty plea to three counts of retail theft, each Class A misdemeanors, and false personal information, a Class A misdemeanor. Sentencing is Sept. 25.

Kerry Kent Lawson, 54, of Lomita, California, entered a guilty plea to forgery, a third-degree felony, and damage/interruption of a communication device, a Class B misdemeanor. Sentencing is Sept. 18.

David Venegas Rivera, 39, of Francis, entered a guilty plea to attempted aggravated assault, a Class A misdemeanor, and attempted domestic violence in the presence of a child, a third-degree felony. Sentencing is Sept. 25.

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Dakota C. Jenkins, 19, of Evanston, Wyoming, entered a guilty plea to attempted obtain/assist in obtaining multiple identifying documents of another, a Class A misdemeanor, and theft by receiving stolen property, a Class B misdemeanor. The court imposed one-year jail sentence and a $2,500 fine for attempted obtain/assist in obtaining multiple identifying documents of another and imposed a 180-day jail sentence and a $1,000 fine for theft by receiving stolen property. Those sentences were suspended and the court placed the defendant on court probation for 24 months, ordered the defendant to serve 30 days in jail with credit for 30 days served, and complete other standard terms and conditions.

Victor Chavez-Rubio, 22, of Park City, was sentenced for the offense of attempted aggravated assault, a Class A misdemeanor. The court imposed a one-year jail sentence and a $2,500 fine. That sentence was suspended and the court placed the defendant on supervised probation for 24 months, ordered him to serve 30 days in jail with credit for one day served, complete 120 hours of community service, and complete other standard terms and conditions.